Hi m8, I have a circular area in the middle of my garden (130cm diameter). I’d like to plant 3 Olivia Rose Austin. Is it too many to plant in that specific area? I’d like to see full effect.
Heart warming story of friendship. Your garden are full of roses, Eustacia Vye has lots of buds and beautiful pink flowers on your front door, are those Phloxs? Thanks for sharing your garden and the story!🌹
Hello Jay Jay! Your garden was abundant of roses and lots of buds last July. I like the perennials at your backyard. Thanks for sharing your lovely collection of roses.🌹
Another, cooler, good morning Jay Jay. I hope you had a good holiday and the 'Wheels' behaved. The roses seem to have managed OK without you, I guess you told them you wouldn't be away for too long. They're certainly looking lovely. Your story touches on, Respect, Principles, Sadness, Compassion, Acceptance and maybe agreeing to disagree. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.............maybe they will meet again one day. P.
Beautiful roses and a touching story. The garden looks amazing after a heatwave and a week away. I think the Gurkah you chatted to was honouring his friends decision to leave, he showed great respect and loyalty. A shame he didn't get his 'chance' meeting with him and sad to hear he passed during Covid. I think your Gurkha chap must have been an amazing friend. I enjoyed the story telling, hope you do more.
0:44 Your roses are looking good, mine continue to put out blooms, then 24 hours later they are falling apart from the 90+ degrees heat here in Ohio. Autumn will soon be here and cooler weather will make them last much longer, their last hurrah before , dare I mention it? Winter. 1:45 Britain still has an empire, it is just more circuitous via financial machinations and not political. Islands, with few resources must resort to all manner of chicanery to survive comfortably, Venice Italy was in the same circumstance, making mirrors, art glass and far flung financial machinations was it's lifeblood. ALSO, David Austin sends rose plants to us here in the USA, (or do they grow them in Texas??) I wish that they would send me a Madame Hardy, I would dearly love to have her for several years now!☺☺☺ 3:23 Your Boscabel is awesome, fine color, and cabbage form. 11:07 I have conservative, former christian friends who are exactly the same with internet.I do no argue with them or try to persuade them, I just state what i know to be true and move on letting them believe what they choose to believe. 13:32 The people who I churched with who regard the internet with contempt, are well furnished with tales of marriages broken up via being sucked into a vortex of immorality via the computer, and they treasure these situations to justify themselves. I told them long ago that if they have Christian faith the size of a mustard seed that they can move mountains then no harm shall come. I say these things once, then move on, I have no desire for contentions and drama. So possibly..... I have even heard of conservative moslems with the same injunctions against internet/computers, it really becomes a social control mechanism of a cult leader to isolate his adherents from any outside influence. I would not write all of this, but I have encountered it, interacted with it. So possibly, the ghurka has some religious or cultural aversion to the internet in order that his culture/belief system does not perish. We will not understand THEIR point of view if we look at the situation form OUR point of view, to arrive at understanding, the better that we succeed in understanding the other person's point of view, the greater the chance of harmony, even in marriages. 17:38 "No happy ending to it...", I have no intention of preaching or persuading, merely state what I know to be true. When my 75 years of age father died the year 2019, in an attempt to perhaps understand a few of the curious things that my father said before he passed on (long, miserable colon cancer, he withdrew more and more, unable to speak), I searched online, what I had read 30 years previous, Raymond Moody's near death experience book. So, every evening, without fail, since dad passed on, I listen to one or two near death experiences in which the person "died" then returned to life and explained what they percieved. We do of course need to discern between real experiences and the synthetic ones crafted by some people seeking notoriety who will weave fantastical tales. What I am leading up to, is that your ghurka aquaintance SHALL meet up with his friend again, and the encounter shall be as real or more real than the life that we are now living. We think that our gardens here are wonderful, but our gardens pale in significance to that which we shall all encounter after our tasks here in this life are finished. So, like all things, we can use the internet to create a paradise around us, or we can use it to destroy ourselves, let us not do irreversible damage to ourselves and those around us. Anyhow, your garden is a bit of heaven come down to earth. Thank you for sharing! Ralph in Ohio.
I guess the "happy ending" is the great respect he had for his friend's decision to remove himself from the community. Which, for whatever reason, his friend chose to do. HE is a guy who sticks to his priciples---it would be wrong for him to engage in a hunt for someone who seems not to want to be found, but it is OK if it's that he happened to hear about his friend & happened to run into him. And your roses look pretty darn good for having been on their own for a week!
Hi Jay, only discovered your channel recently, love the honesty you shared despite good and bad issues about roses, too many people's content only showing off how lovely their gardens are, seeing 'real' people's sharing is also appreciated. Also love the storytelling, it shows someone's determination on their believe and honoring his friendship, this is something rarely found in the modern world when everything is so instant and rapid. Thanks for sharing :)
That’s the old way of doing things when we had no internet or investigation societies. He’s going about looking for his friend in a natural way and if he does find his friend their meeting is meant to be. Aww I think it’s beautiful.
Thanks very much for the video and the story … I agree with you - I guess it could be a cultural thing and his respect for his friends decision to withdraw , but he is still trying to find the way to bump into him …
Beautiful roses! I also enjoy the companion plants, especially the combination of deep purple gladiolus?and yellow. What’s the yellow one? Interesting story, sad ending 😢 Sometimes people isolate due to mental issues.
Hi bud Can you please tell me how your Rose Raspberry Parfuma is doing now. My one is very poor and I thought I ask you because I know you have got one a few weeks before me.
Go on holiday again Jay Jay, your roses look absolutely fantastic! Obviously you just need to leave them to themselves and they'll flourish. As for the Gurkha - you can see that someone with a strong sense of honour and respect might take this course - his friend deliberately broke his link with the group and it would be showing disrespect to his friend's decision and the unknown reasons behind it to take obvious steps to find him, but if the link were re-established in a way that could be presented and accepted as "pure chance", that would be "acceptable". Your story reminded me of going on holiday to Northern France with my parents in the early 60s. For a week or more my father took me almost daily (and I am pretty sure sometimes twice daily) to military cemeteries there in search of the gravestone of his best friend (from the same village) who had been in the army with him during the war. I am pleased to say we eventually found it and my father was able to pay his respects and end his quest which had obviously been eating away at him for two decades. My father carried a fragment of shrapnel in his body (too close to vital organs to operate) until he died many years later. Maybe, like concentration camp survivors, he felt guilty that he had survived when his friend had died. Maybe he just wanted to say that last goodbye he had never got to say.
I loved both the story and the roses. I had never heard of Hurkhas before here in Czechia. I can't wait to watch another video. I learned a lot from the story - about Hurkhas, about you as a person and about differences among people and cultures. A very enjoyable time for me. Thank you
I don’t think any of us has to judge this guy and none of us knows what really happened between these two friends or why the other one refuses contact to this group…I think forgiveness and reunion would have been more satisfying but maybe it is a cultural thing…by the way your Roses look great…❤😂
Now, look at that ❤🌹. Dark Desire aka Grafin Diana is a must have for me now. Your garden is thriving! Beautiful❤ These pink perenials are amazing as well!
Lovely story of love, hop, and resilience , our life experiences, and how we perceive them shape the quality of our existence. Usually, our perceptions reflect our own characters....love the storytelling tours, more please
Yes is doing very well. Desperate need of a water. The soapwort and Japanese enima has gone crazy. You can see why now it needed thinning out some in winter.
People in the forces seem to form really strong bonds with each other. My dad used to go to his Naval reunions but over the years the numbers dwindled and at 91 he's the only one left. He keeps saying that he's been to the funerals but nobody will be at his and my brother and I tell him that he's had the better deal! Your roses are looking so lovely Jay Jay. I brought four back from our trip to David Austin's last week. Emily Bronte (smells amazing), Ancient Mariner, Harlow Carr and Tottering by Gently. Could've bought more but there wasn't room in the car and my pockets aren't that deep!
Lovely Wendy. Yes your dad was in the navy when we had real ships. Next time your sat at the dinner table with him instead of saying pass the salt, say “put a fair wind behind the sea dust”. At 91 it might take him a few seconds but I’ve zero doubt that will bring a smile to him. Bless him. So glad you got 4 roses :) and so glad you got ancient mariner, let’s see how they do but I think a lovely flower and fragrance :)
@@Jay_Jay Not heard of "put a fair wind behind the sea dust". Used to get some super presents when dad was away. In those days people were away at sea for more than a year with letters as the only communication. Dad would come home and I'd be shy but a present always broke the ice! Dad's amazing for his age and still does his own garden. Lives alone since mum died and like most of that generation, he's fiercely independent.
Your roses don't look battered to me at all. They look simply lovely. Jubilee Papa Meilland and Dark Desire look stunning. Would you recommend them? My Munstead Wood is dying on me. The story is also quite touching. I don't think the man is stupid. He is just old fashioned and leaving it to kismet. I also admire you and his family and friends for not interfering and respecting his wishes.
Hi there and thank you. Yes to say battered was the wrong term I meant dehydrated. They had been baked in the heat wave and many of them you could see needed a drink and a good deadheading. Jubilee papa Meilland is a new rose for me this year. So far it’s not looking the healthiest nor is it flying, but it’s a young rose and sometimes roses don’t hit the ground running. Dark desire is a rose I like. Mine doing very well this year. Pretty healthy, repeats well and like jubilee papa Meilland great scent. Best of luck with your choice.
I love real-life stories! The garden looks beautiful, despite the heatwave. The view from your house down the street, wow! My garden is struggling a bit now but the floxes are doing fine; fortunately, the temperature's gone down a bit. During the heatwave the temperature in the room in which I teach was 32 degrees.
Yes true life stories I very much enjoy also. Perhaps I’m lucky I have met so many people in my life and seen a fair bit already. Perhaps I will do more in future I will see how it goes :) Regarding your garden yes I think the heatwave was across Europe. Glad to hear it’s subsidising were you are also and I hope your garden recovers :)
Hi dilly and thanks. Yes it’s different isn’t it. There’s only so many rose videos we can do, but stories…. I have many! Many many stories! I will see how this one goes, if there is interest I will do more. :)
I have so many birds in my garden, especially in winter (sometimes over 200 siskins, they're really expensive little things ;-)), but I've never tried feeding them like that. Mine are more on the wild side, I think. Even "my" robins are not that tame. Anyway, they spend the winter with you!
Hi m8, I discovered your channel not long time ago and immediately subscribed due to incredible content. I’d like to hear your opinion about below roses. I live in Glasgow and have south facing garden. It will be planted on the ground. I love disease resistant and sumptuous roses which is full of roses. Which one do you recommend me? Emma Bridgewater Princess Alexandra of Kent Penelope Lively Princess Anne Olivia Rose Austin Boscobel
Dear Jay , I once had a rococo rose were the buts didn't open at all for about 3 months. Don't know if it was the weather (lots of rain and cold nights) or something missing in the soil. I gave it to my mother and there it had no problems in the following year. The bonica 85 rose is fantastic! I have 3 , older than 25 years old now and blooming like crazy every summer. Love them a lot . They were the only once who survived that long in our garden. They are pretty hard and long-living in sun or half sun / shadow and even in poor soil . One of them is almost 1,8 m tall , the others between 60-120cm. Love your rosecollection and videos.. thanks for sharing! Greetings from Germany balric seacoast
Hello Lovely Videographer.... Having just re-watched this video two years later, I can realise how much I concur with your observations. I also ALWAYS wonder why, when Growers espouse planting the Bud Union below ground, the roses they market, all have the unions way above the surface! One question I have is I have been potting my roses in the same mix for a good number of years, and only this year (2024) have I noticed that the last five newly purchased/potted roses don't seem happy. I have been an entirely organic gardener since day one, so I can only wonder if the contents legislation of recent years has made a difference to the efficacy of what I use. I am definitely going to try something else . But that is quite a struggle choosing and sourcing organic materials. Just to point out, nearly every grower recommends John Innis No3, but I believe some of these contain added growth promoters. Really enjoyed watching this video again,Jay Jay! 😊 ♥️♥️🌹🌹♥️♥️
Hi witty English Peter :) Sorry to hear your latest plantings haven’t done so well. Ok first of all the planting. Having tried various methods and looking at roots a year or three down the line, im a firm supporter of what Jason from Fraser valley farm suggests in as much as the sooner the roots touch native soil the better. I swear down by this method and have compared root systems afterwards. Feed from above with nutrients and leave only the native soil in the hole. Now the organic bit… I tried organic last year and when I say organic I mean no chemical N, P, or K. No pellets, no granular, nothing containing any of those elements. Last year I used only plant based organic mulch feeding from above with an occasional feed of envil seaweed on some of my roses. Roses in pots were night and day. It was clear they struggled. They needed more. Roses in the ground a little more difficult to judge. Initially done well at the start of the season but then disease set in and spread. The roses didn’t do as well in the latter part of the season. However I think many rose gardens struggled last year. It made things a little more grey. Perhaps my roses were a little young I dont know. If your technique has worked well previously I’d stick to it. This year I have seen some disappointing performances from some great roses. The cooler weather, late frosts, wettest start to the season on record, I don’t know. But I wouldn’t panic if I were you. I know rose nurseries struggled this year. Perhaps the roses you bought weren’t yet up to usual stength. I applaud your organic means and I’d stick to it. Perhaps In future I will try a truly organic method again and give it more time. That’s what I suggest you do. Best of luck.
@@Jay_Jay 😊🌹🌹😊👍 Thank you Jay Jay, for taking the time and effort in such a detailed response, extremely kind of you, and very much appreciated. ♥️♥️🌹🌹♥️♥️
this was such a wonderful video! felt like a vacation in europe, ty so much Jay Jay that last pink was my favorite color rose....any rose afficiandoes have any idea which one it was?? ty in advance!
Heya, just wanted to ask what your thoughts were on companion planting for roses? Do you do it and if so which plants and do you really see a benefit for the roses? Im worried about clump forming perennials and root competition with them stealing all the nutrients and the roses suffering, i have 2 salvias that got massive and the roses next to them were really spindly and hardly grew.
I love roses. The German roses don't do well in my climate. Too hot and humid here in Alabama, I reckon. I saw a cast iron swing seat once smothered in Rosa Florentina. On either side of the bench were the loveliest plantings in similar colors. I've never quite forgotten that scene😊
So what is Pomponella's issue ? I have the same problem with 80% of my roses this year. All leaves becane dry ! I cut the rose that was the most affected and it came back so the roots are fine . Must be a fungal issue , the wather. One of them was in bloom and the blooms just dried up like dry flowers. Very strange !
